Evening Star Newspaper, March 14, 1925, Page 22

20,000 CHILDREN INNEAR EAST AIDED Two Years’ Activities of Re- lief Group Are Outlined in Vickrey’s Report. An average of ¢ minutes of h wor the past two r in a home or in ploymen its “prog child every ing da: i today reported In his annual report explained that during 1923 children had b Vickrey 3, 14,159 homes, ise brought 1and 1924 n additional 12,000 were »nal inspection and later are required in every place supervisio Total expenditure Rellef since its to have be Armenia, Mesopotamia, for the Near Persia an: Deficit Is Remaining. ations after sheet d of the | deficit of our work Vickery, activities, to orpha work. In a during the “has been erished area, where 28 | per cent of the population are refu- gees and where the wholesal changes of po 3 inevitable accomf| paniment of suffering, reduction of the relief program has not been easy “The chain of orphanages tha Near East Relief has built up is the most remarkable success of continu- ng charity that the erican people has ever achieved; for the raising money in a spurt after e great catastrophe is child's play compared with the continuous support, vear in and year out, of children from death in s s “Dur of 1 reached great persons, of whom the women and children. This service included food medical aid, education, clothing and personal service such as the re 3 of Greek military and civil prison and the supervision of refugee gration numbered 41,062 the vear, childre sidized in familie children in special schools were 1,454 The institutions supp follows 65 hospitals cial _schools other institutions. “Every effort is being made to de- institutionalize orphanag nd child-welfare work and to provide homes or self-supporting employment for all the children rapidly possible “More than a contributed $4, Relief during the p report. “But even more significant than this financial response was the large enlistment of volunteer wor ers throughout the United States.” majority we ion Americans to Near East says the “FAGIN” CASE ALLEGED. Men Declared to Have Directed‘ Girl Shoplifters. BOSTON, March 14.—The operations of a ‘“shoplifting syndicate” were brought to light, poli id, by the rest of two me e held ye day in ball of $8,000 each for trial. It was said the men headed an organiza- | tion of 18 women who have been trained to st Petworth Illinois Ave. N.W. 2 Only 1 Left Colonial Homes con- taining six large rooms, tiled bath, spacious pan- try, hot-water heat, hard wood floors, sleeping porch Servant's toilet in cellar. o} Sample House No. 4912 IIl. Ave. N.W. FLOYD E. DAVIS Realtor 7th and E Sts. S.W. Main 353 j——|ajc——2|uo] = ——=|a|———|n|c———] El "i TREE Fronting on the two main 14th Streets) and overlooking foot elevation cording to a comprehensive pl and picturesque development. 14th and 16th Streets. than by purchasing a ready-bui Suggestions as to plans, bu gladly given without charge b, 15th and K Sts. B e L R AR S A D o s & } i salvaged | Fresh Vegetables Declared Cause of Trouble With Maid By the Associated Press. AN oS, March 14.—Fresh tables were the rock on which the domestic tranquility of Mary Miles Minter's Pasadena home crashed and came to grief, the former screen actress explained in a deposition read in Superjor Court yesterday in reply to the accusa- tions of her one-time mald, Kath- erine Herlihy, who 1s sulng Miss Minter for $5.000 damages, alleging malicjous prosecution. The argument and subsequent disturbance which led her to call in the police and have Miss Her- lihy taken to jall, the former ac- tress stated, grew out of her (Miss Minter's) insistence on strictly fresh vegetables for din- ner, an insistence which generated rage in the soul of the maid. She caused the woman's arrest on the | advice of a justice of the peace, | she said FILIPINO SCOUT REBELS MUST SERVE SENTENCES Court-Martial for Men Engaged in “Peace- ful” Mutiny. Verdicts Confirmed | By the Associated Press March 14—The War De- | partment having approved the verdicts | of the court-martial of the Philippine Scouts who mutinied at Fort McKinley July, the more than 200 men in- | volved will immediately begin' serving their sentences | The 15 ringleaders. who received sen- tences of from 5 to 20 years' imprison- ment on charges of causing a mutiny, will be confined in Bilibid Prison. The other prisoners, convicted of participat- ing ik mutiny, were given sentences of | ive years each at hard labor by the | court-martial, but the commanding of- lations are still ing|ficer has ordered the sentences cut in half. These men will be sent to Fort Mills, Corregidor Island The “mutiny” to which reference is de was a sort of peaceful strike by a oup of scouts undertaken in an effort > Government to give them and allowances with white soldiers in th The move- | ment was chex as soon as it | began outs asserted at the court-m: t they had joined the mutiny under duress, ©$233,243 TAX SUIT FILED. Government Acts Against Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt. YORK, W, K 243 in 14.—Suit r 33 rom the Company tax penalty be due the Government defunct Morgan Mining of which she was the prin- cipal stockholder, was filed vester- day in District Court by Federal At- torney Buckner. Papers in the action cited that the company, which had its principal place of business in San Francisco, ved in 1919 without having pald provided for the taxes due for that vear. It was alleged that Mrs. Van. derbilt, as almost the sole stock- holder, re, d $530,000 when the corporation was dissolved. Rents have decreased 15 per cent in Tokio since the peak was reached, | shortly after the earthquake Location, modern con- veniences and reason- able rates attract you to the new 1616 16th St. APARTMENT Iceless Refrigerators Soundproof Floors Radio Attachments Built-in Murphy Beds Showers in Baths Central Incinerator Oil Heating Plant 24-hour Service Open Sunday Manager on Premises L. S. FRISTOE RENTAL AGENT | | “! Wsm St M. 1512 | PODOTPLDPDVOD IXTEENTH T PARK In the Chosen Line of High-Class Development THE IDEAL LOCATION FOR YOUR HOME arteries of the District (16th and Rock Creek Park from a 300- Streets, alleys and all building sites have been graded ac- an to assure the most beautiful Proper restrictions to maintain the high character of build- ing construction which characterizes the entire section between 1 will finance the building of your “Home” according to plans which meet your individual requirements, You can get more value by building according to my plan it, makeshift house. Let your home express your individuality. ilding costs and terms of payment y my Construction Department. Drive out 16th Street to Alaska Avenue, then north four blocks on 14th Street to office on property. EDSON W. BRIGGS, OWNER Investment Building Main 5974 The Moves for Peace on Death By the nouncing Sun Yat-sen, who died Wednesday in Pekin posed cause. amon ing w There is, however, here the city and throughout the province | ment. of Kv ported ambition of Gen. Chen Chiung- ming, to & As the closin, theaters and works vork, THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C., SATURDAY, MARCH GANTON CANCELS CARGO BOATS TAX COMPROMISE REACHED IN CANADIAN STRIKE Company Agrees Not to Put Time Clocks in Mines if Workers Return. By the Associated P ST. JOHNS, Newfoundland, 14—A compromise settlement reached yesterday between repre- sentatives of the British Empire Steel ¢ - Corporation and 900 striking workmen of-Sun Yat-sen. at the Bell Island iron mines. As a = result, the company proposed to begin operations in two additional mines on Monday, increasing the number of employed to 1,600, and on May 1 to Increabe the working force to 2,000. Ratification of the proposals will come before a meeting of the workmen to- night According to the miffers will resume existing hours while agrees to abandon th install time clocks—t cause of the strike. agreed also to cash instead of b The miners, yrding to the terms of the agree- 11 postpone their demand for | higher wages until authentic figures | show the company to be making an opponent of the government, | #dequate profits on ore exported. n control. e Capt. McLeod Retired. a sign of mourning for Dr. Sun government has ordered the - Irving M. McLeod, Sth U der treatment § March was Provisional Government Associated Press. China, March 14.—The ional government, officially an- the death of its head, Dr. g, canceled the recently im- taxes on cargo boats, which d o strike df cargo boat and coolies and threatened to ke a general strike throughout There is much jubilation & the workers, who are resum- agreement the work under the the company roposal to immediate The company : workers by much uneasiness owing to military activities in | ac wangtung as a result of the re- & for a week of all cinemas and the cessation of displays and other amus All government officials and | have been ordered to wear | repe on the left Announce the Removal of Their Real Estate and Construction Offices 1516 K ST. N.W. Franklin 5678 e e Open for Inspection ALL DAY TOMORROW 1607 Varnum St. N.W. A Beautiful Home Priced for Quick Sale L€ BreuningGer & Soxs BUILDERS and REALTORS Colorado Bullding -~ S${ain 6140 What Makes a Home These Houses Have They are the result of applied experience—and by which we have combined all the elements of comfort and factors of convenience. From the housekeeping viewpoint _lhey are com- pact. But they are so planned as to give “oceans” of room. 3001-3021 15th St. N.E. Corner of 15th and Irving Streets Entirely Detached The lots are unusually large—giving ' plenty of open around— whefe_yw can garden if you wish. Six rooms Bath Sleeping Porch Front Porch Kitchen Porch Excellent Floors Glassed Dresser Large Closets Hot-water Heat Separate Hot-water Heater Laundry Tubs The decorations are in good taste—and every de- tail of best quality. The Price will surprise you —but inspect the Homes first—and then you’ll realize how moderate—and how easy the terms. Open for Inspection—Every Day and Sunday Take Rhode Tsland car leaving G St. at Treasury—and getting off at 16th St. N.E.—turn left to Irving—and left on Irving to 15th and these Homes. Built, Owned and For Sale by Harry A. Kite 1514 K Street Phone Main 4846 Member Washington Real Estate Board RATIFIES LIQUOR PACT Dutch Chamber Agrees to Treaty With United States. THE HAGUE, March 14.—The first chamber of the States General, the Dutch parliament, yesterday approved the treaty signed in Washington Au- gust 21 last regarding the transport of alcoholic liquor. On March 5 the second chamber ratified the agree- ment. This treaty, intended to aid in cop- ing. with rum running, is similar to the treaties signed with the same object between the United States and Great Britain and varlous other for- eign powers covering the illegal in portation of liquor into the Unit State: 14, 1925. FAIL AT INDICTMENT Florida Whipping Boss Still Is Held, However. CROSS CITY, Fla, March 14.—The special grand jury investigating the death of a negro, parts of whose body were found in a pile of ashes last De- cember, adjourned last night without returning an indictment. Thomas W. Higglabotham, prison mp “whipping boss,” convicted of nd-degree murder, in July, 1923/ in connection with the death of Mar- tin Tabert, North Dakota youth, and who is awaiting a new trial on that cha still held in the Dixie County stockade. —————— If you want work, read the want slumns of The Star. The Most Favorably Situated Section of the City to Buy a Detached Home Is in Takoma Park 857 Van Buren Street N.W. Oak trim, open fireplace, tiled bath. Six rooms, A. M. 1, extra large Jot. $10,500 $1,500.00 Cash Small Monthly Payments 300 Eastern Street N.W. 7 rooms and tiled bath. Open Breakfast room. Full Shade trees. firepla attic, $11,850.00 Easy Terms siz Heated and Lighted Sunday and Daily Until 9 P. M. 1410 H St. N.W. This most attra appeal to those of d center hall, large doors to the spacious side pantry with electric re Hardwood condition. SALE. REPR CYRUS IMMON geration, large and bright kitchen. Upstairs are four large bedrooms, sleeping porch and two baths. Two servant’s rooms. Everything is in perfect floors through entire house;' built-in garage. Lot 100 feet front by 90 feet deep, with alley side and rear, which makes this practically a corner house. Beautiful shrubbery and other planting. Main 1023 3702 Ingomar Street Chevy Chase, D. C. ive suburban home is certain in its minating taste. t brick, slate roof, colonial architecture, splendid construc- arl mal Sperieel o ery et It is of tapestry The first floor has ing toom opening through French porch, large dining room, throughout; base plugs PRICED FOR NTATIVE ON PREMISES SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM 1 TO 5:30. 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